Safari overview
4 days Gorilla tour with 2 treks in Rwanda.
- Kigali Airport to Volcanoes National park
- 3 nights on the safari
- Meet two Gorilla groups
- Optional activities like Visit Dian Fossey tomb, Cultural villages, community walk and so on.
- Return to Kigali – Departure. To book or inquire about the 3-day gorilla tour package, email us on info@rwandagorillasafaris.com
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Detailed safari itinerary:
4 Days Rwanda Gorilla safari with 2 Gorilla Treks
The 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari takes you to volcanoes national park, and on this safari, you will experience 2 gorilla treks and Golden monkeys or adventurous hike to Dian Fossey Tombs.
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park Rwanda
Meet our tour guide at the airport on arrival or from your hotel in Kigali after breakfast, start with a visit to the Gisozi genocide memorial museum in Kigali, lunch and proceed to Ruhengeri province. This is a 90 minutes drive to Volcanoes national park, a home for mountain gorillas in Rwanda, check-in your lodge for dinner and overnight. Time permitting, we can visit the twin Lakes Burera and Ruhondo this evening.
Accommodation Options;
- Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge
- Virunga Lodge
- Bisate Lodge
- Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Gorilla Solution Lodge
- Le Bamboo Gorilla Lodge
- Hotel La Palme
- Kinigi Guest House, and
- Muhabura Hotel among others
Day2: Gorilla Trekking & Local Community Tour
After breakfast from your lodge transfer to the volcanoes gorilla park headquarters for a briefing about the endangered mountain gorillas, habitat and other tourism resources in the forest like the Dian Fossey and the golden monkey. Thereafter enter into the forest to trek the endangered mountain gorillas and you meet the gorillas take the unforgettable photos and videos, have your packed lunch/water and after return to the office for your gorilla trekking certificate, return to your hotel for hot lunch, you can choose to relax or go for a community walk to Musanze local market, or visit cultural villages, dinner and overnight. as on Day 1.
Day3: Second Gorilla Trek / Cultural Village walk
Take early morning breakfast and after go for the second gorilla trek to the second gorilla family and after return to lodge for refreshment, lunch and go for Musanze caves exploration or nature walk to beautiful Twin Lakes of Burera and Ruhondo or Iby’Iwachu cultural village tour. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B
Day4: Optional Activities
Breakfast and thereafter transfer to Dian Fossey centre and at the point experience the lifestyle of the once-great primatologist who advocated for the conservation of the endangered mountain gorillas in the volcanoes mist. Alternatively, we can go golden monkey tracking or visit orphanages and local schools before driving back to Kigali where the tour ends.
The package includes:
Ground transportation
Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
Visit Rwanda genocide memorials
Visit twin Lakes
2 Gorilla permits
Visit Dian Fossey centre
Golden monkey tracking
Lunch
Water on board
English speaking guide
Exclusions:
The expenses of personal nature like Airfares, Rwanda Visa, Luxury drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, and porter fees while trekking, personal insurance among others.
Email: info@rwandagorillasafaris.com
